Covina Orange Growers Association record books: Finding Aid mssCovina

Brooke M. Black
The Huntington Library
September 2023
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Business Number: (626) 405-2191
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Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
Title: Covina Orange Growers Association record books
Creator: Covina Orange Growers Association
Identifier/Call Number: mssCovina
Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1899-1949
Abstract: Business records of the Covina Orange Growers Association.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Covina Orange Growers Association record books, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Jim Ducote, August 1969.

Biographical / Historical

The Covina Orange Growers Association was established in 1899 and was again incorporated in January 1936.

Scope and Contents

The record books include two Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, 1899 and 1936; Audit report, 1943; Membership certificate book, 1936; two Minute books, from 1904 to 1936; Re-appraisal of Covina Orange Growers Association, 1949; Stock certificate book, 1934; Stockholders record book, from 1900 to 1935; and five Time books from 1933 to 1938. There are some loose items in the Stockholders record book regarding stockholder losses and the Time book for 1933 to 1936 has a typed letter in the inside front cover regarding laws for "Minimum Wage for Women and Minors."

Processing Information

Processed by Brooke M. Black in May 2015. In September 2023, she created a finding aid.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

General

Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 31257 (a-n). Several of the volumes are in fragile condition with covers and pages coming loose.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Citrus fruit industry -- California -- Covina
Orange industry -- California
Covina (Calif.)
Business records

Box 1

Articles of incorporation-Minute books, 1904-1906

Box 2

Minute books, 1906-1936

Box 3

Re-appraisal-Time books